Chapter 541: Xiang Yu's hundred horses rob the camp (Part 2)
Chapter 541 Xiang Yu’s Hundreds of Riders Rob the Camp (Part 2)
Chapter 540: Xiang Yu’s Hundreds of Riders Rob the Camp (Part 2)
Looking at the heavily defended camp in front of him, Xiang Yu called the soldiers to his side and said solemnly:
"After tonight, you are all heroes. Whether you can survive until the reinforcements arrive depends on this. I hope you can come out without missing a beat."
"General, there is no one who can't die in a war, besides, we have already put life and death aside."
“Yes, why should we be considered the Yellow Turban Army if we are afraid of death?”
One of the knights said this with a slight smile, which immediately caused a low response.
"well said."
“As long as you can bring down the violent man, there is no need to fear death.”
The fearless momentum of the crowd also infected Xiang Yu, and he immediately said proudly: "This battle will be won."
“Must win.”
Hundred knights all responded in a low voice, with determination in their eyes. Xiang Yu nodded when he saw this, waved his halberd and said: "Action."
This is a dangerous military operation. The Han's 30,000-strong army is all cavalry. If it is discovered, it will not be easy for Xiang Yu to escape.
But even if they knew they were going to die, these one hundred warriors still had to plunge in headfirst.
The 20,000 defenders at Hulao Pass needed them to boost their morale, the 100,000 prisoners of war on the Yanzhou Road needed them to delay, and the Ming Empire also needed them, so they had no hesitation.
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At the main tent of the Han army, Li Shimin, Qin Hao and Yang Jian all gathered here, as if they were discussing what was going on.
Suddenly, Li Xiuning walked into the big tent, and Li Shimin came in alone. She immediately frowned and asked, "Where is Yuanba?"
Li Xiuning smiled bitterly and replied: "I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I was so angry that I didn't want to come over at all."
Li Yuanba refused to fight because he was angry after getting up. Li Shimin was extremely helpless about this. He was also very smart but could do nothing about this child's silly brother.
“Forget it, if you don’t come, don’t come. This time we are well prepared. Even if Yuanba is not here, we can still capture Xiang Yu.”
Yu Wencheng, who was beside Yang Jian, heard this and immediately asked: "But what if Xiang Yu doesn't come to rob the camp?"
After all, the Han army had just arrived. In order to prevent the enemy from hijacking the camp, the security on the first night must be the strictest. Therefore, whoever robs the camp would not choose the first night.
Li Shimin smiled calmly and was about to explain, but Qin Hao beat him to it.
"Xiang Yu will definitely come. If he doesn't come tonight, there will be no chance." Qin Hao said confidently.
Yu Wencheng was still confused, but Yang Jian continued to explain: "According to the report from the spies, the Ming reinforcements will arrive in five days, but our army defeated the two camps in one day, and Xiang Yu had to hold on for four days. Wait for reinforcements.”
Li Shimin took over the conversation at this time and said: "Prefect Yang is right, Xiang Yu must hold on for four days, but with this dilapidated Hulao Pass, it is almost impossible to hold out for four days under the fierce attack of our army. "
It turns out that Li Shimin guessed that Xiang Yu would come to rob the camp from the beginning, so he did not seize the time to attack overnight.
The purpose of doing this was naturally to create the illusion that the soldiers were tired, so as to mislead Xiang Yu and let him come to rob the camp in person. He had already set up traps in the camp and was waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Li Shimin didn't expect to kill Xiang Yu in a single ambush, so he didn't force Li Yuanba to come over. He had to push Xiang Yu to the edge of the cliff bit by bit in order to wash away his shame and hatred.
"Xiang Yu, I want you to feel what despair is." Li Shimin thought bitterly in his heart.
“No, it’s a misfire.”
"Don't sleep, come out and put out the fire." Suddenly, a noisy shout came, and Li Shimin smiled when he heard the words, because the fish finally took the bait.
“According to plan…”
Li Shimin had not finished speaking, but was interrupted again by Qin Hao.
“Something’s wrong.”
Qin Hao looked at Li Shimin solemnly and said, "The direction the sound came from is wrong."
After listening carefully, Li Shimin's expression suddenly changed, and he was shocked and said: "How is it possible that Xiang Yu actually ran to the camp after the robbery?"
The cry to kill came from the direction of the rear camp, which means that Xiang Yu did not rob the camp from the front, left, and right sides where he was most likely to succeed, but instead chose the rear camp, which was the most difficult to secure.
The main camp of the Han army was also stationed in a dangerous place, and the road leading to the rear camp was rugged and steep, making it impossible for the army to pass normally unless a very small number of people came to rob the camp.
Facing the Han army with a full cavalry lineup, it would be useless to rob the camp with a small number of people, so Li Shimin placed the traps exactly in the front, left, and right, but he did not expect that Xiang Yu actually came from the rear.
“Why?…By the way…There is only one way.”
Li Shimin imagined a dangerous method. This is also the only way to explain it, that is, Xiang Yu did not bring many people with him this time.
"But what can a person do with this? Could it be..."
Li Shimin's eyes widened immediately. He suddenly thought that there was a stable very close to the rear camp, and if Xiang Yu's target was not the grain depot of the front camp, then it could only be the stable of the rear camp.
“No, I immediately ordered the front, left, and right battalions not to move rashly, and some people from the middle camp were sent to follow me to the rear camp to suppress it.” Li Shimin said anxiously, and then hurriedly ran to the rear camp.
The biggest threat to camp hijacking does not come from the enemy, but from people's panic and chaos to the point of blowing up the camp, and then killing one's own people. That is the most terrifying thing.
At such a critical moment, Li Shimin could still remain extremely calm and issue the most correct orders.
After all, if chaos breaks out like this, it will only be chaos in the rear camp, and the losses will be minimized, and it will be easier to suppress.
In the rear camp of the Han army, there were a hundred yellow scarf troops wearing Han army uniforms. Some of them lit fires and shouted to create chaos, while some of them hacked and killed everyone they saw. Finally, the rear camp gradually became chaotic.
Xiang Yu led some people to sneak outside the Han army's stables, and was discovered by the guards.
"Who are you from? Why are you coming to the stables so late?"
Xiang Yu approached and said with a smile: "We are following General Li Shimin's order to lead a few war horses to carry out a secret mission."
"Um?"
The guard looked suspicious, and then asked: "Where is the warrant?"
Xiang Yu put his hand into his arms, pretending to pull it out, and slowly approached. However, the guard saw Xiang Yu's eyes clearly, and immediately shouted in horror: "It's Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu is here."
Seeing that the incident was revealed, Xiang Yu immediately led his troops to charge in, throwing torches as they ran, and the horses began to neigh violently.
The stable guard was unable to stop Xiang Yu at all, and gradually the fire in the stable became more intense, frightening the horses.
The war horses were in panic. Seeing that they could not be stopped no matter how hard they tried, they all rushed out of the stables and started wreaking havoc in the entire camp.
The second update is here, and I would like to recommend a few good books to you, including "The Bright Moon in the Qin Dynasty", "Who Restored the Mountains and Rivers of the Han Family" and "This Is Abnormal in the Late Han Dynasty". If you are interested, you can read it.
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(End of this chapter)
